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Kafka's Metamorphosis and its mutations in translation | Franz Kafka

Kafkas haunting story is a century old this year. Numerous translations have re-shaped it into English, but which is the most successful? Its one of the most famous opening lines in literature: Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Trumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheueren Ungeziefer verwandelt

Kate Miller-Heidke reveals she was sexually abused as a child | Music

Singer says she was abused by her great-grandfather and that she wasnt the first or the last Musician Kate Miller-Heidke has revealed that she was sexually abused as a child by her great-grandfather, saying she had felt inspired by activists Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins and musician Jaguar Jonze to share her story with the

My six nation Haudenosaunee passport is not a 'fantasy document' | Sid Hill

Too often, the passports of indigenous nations are denied by the very countries that took our land Im a citizen of the six nation Haudenosaunee, commonly known as the Iroquois confederacy, one of the original peoples of what is called North and South America. We travel the world on our own passports, embracing the full

Riddle me this: Harry Potter and literatures most fiendish head-scratchers | JK Rowling

A clever Twitter user has solved JK Rowlings anagram and Rowling says she wont be setting another. So pit your wits instead against this selection of the finest literary riddles, from Tolkien to Borges

The age old fly-half debate: should England trust Farrell, Ford or Smith?

Everybody knows the playmaker is first among equals but perceptions change and the position is an indicator of intent It has been the same for as long as the game has been played. Talk up a fly-half for his dash and vision and someone with big hands and a crooked nose will take a long